Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

"Race car you might not notice anything is wrong until you see your oil is going a little glittery."

or better yet when the oil falls out.

I run "big buck oil" in my lawnmower.

You're not by chance using gas in a carb that was purpose built for methanol?

Don't let the purple sit on your machined surfaces over night. Something in the mix reacts with it and will discolor and etch the fresh iron surface. I have a 30 percent solution in a vat and have nearly ruined fresh cylinder bores by letting them sit over night. Whatever it is, it settles to the b...

If you're not in a big hurry you could try the molasses and water method. Do a web search on molasses rust removal for the details. I have never tried it but plan to some day. From what I have read it's effective and much safer than acid.

"If those valve springs have a pink stripe" "They have a white stripe" Know a guy (dead now) that bought a "white" Deville off the lot and drove it home for his wife. His "white" turned out to be pink, she wasn't real happy and he only slightly admitted to bei...

Burr or worn throttle shaft?

So does anyone know when stock car (NASCAR) racing became non-stock car racing? In other words in what year did "they" remove the last stock piece? I'm guessing around the time IROC ceased. NASCAR has done a very good job of filling the IROC void.

Had 68 impala sedan beater with a 327 long time ago. Had a tic I was sure was a lifter until the tic went away and the crank pulley exitted out the bottom on to the road.

I have plans to do a 68' camper special in a few years. The truck has been in the family since new and is very solid. If you have any plans of chronicling your brothers project please post it somewhere.

I'm guessing you're only concerned from a performance standpoint. In the circle track world, with rules on top rules varying by track, fuel SG is sometimes something they check with a rule stating something like SG must be within 10% of the track's standard fuel sample. I actually know of a driver t...

Do you have a quick change rear by chance?

Here's what we use in a dry sump tank. http://compare.ebay.com/like/3106584598 ... s&var=sbar

I called Joe this AM and have to say he answered my questions completely down to why I need a belt driven fuel pump.... The mounting of the pump will be a chore givin the Willys has no flippen room in the front and has the alternator mounted with a serpentine belt. I guess it will be Gilmore on bot...

Had a similar problem with a SBC using the older Barnes internal dry sump pump. The top of pump was actually making contact with a main stud, there was just a slight witness mark on the pump. The hotter and thinner the oil got the more the PSI dropped. A few thoudsands off the stud fixed the problem.